French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with their respective cabinets on Friday (August 29) in the southern French port city of Toulon.

Macron earlier said in a post on X the leaders and their ministers would "endorse eight strategic documents and launch more than twenty flagship projects".

France and Germany want to drive a new dynamic that is "more competitive, more dynamic and more sovereign" for Europe, Macron wrote.

The joint cabinet meeting is the first held between France and Germany since Merz and his government came to office earlier this year.

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Macron, Merz and their ministers gather for Franco-German meeting

VIDEO SHOWS: FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, GERMAN CHANCELLOR, FRIEDRICH MERZ, AND FRENCH AND GERMAN MINISTERS POSING FOR PHOTO AFTER JOINT CABINET MEETING

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SHOWS: TOULON, FRANCE (AUGUST 29, 2025) (AGENCY POOL - Access all)

1. FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR, FRIEDRICH MERZ, ARRIVING FOR FAMILY PHOTO WITH CABINET MINISTERS

2. MACRON AND MERZ POSING

3. FAMILY PHOTO

4. MACRON AND MERZ

5. FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT SPEAKING TO GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER JOHANN WADEPHUL

6. FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTER BRUNO RETAILLEAU AND GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER ALEXANDER DOBRINDT SPEAKING TOGETHER

7. FRENCH AND GERMAN MINISTERS POSING FOR FAMILY PHOTO